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* HeroesWantRedHeads
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* ProdigalFamily: Lee, Taro, and Aryne all have them.
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* ProdigalFamily: Lee, Taro, Taro's relatives are a BigScrewedUpFamily rift with rivalries and scorn. He's TheUnfavourite, which explains why he distances himself from them. Neither Lee nor Aryne all have them. are fond of their families either.
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* {{Cult}} and HumanSacrifice, of course, combined with AFeteWorseThanDeath.
* {{Curse}}: the curse on the troupe in ''Heroes Adrift'' forces them not to stay in place for more than three nights, or a troupe member dies.
* {{Curse}}: the curse on the troupe in ''Heroes Adrift'' forces them not to stay in place for more than three nights, or a troupe member dies.
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* {{Cult}} and With HumanSacrifice, of course, combined with AFeteWorseThanDeath.
* {{Curse}}:the The curse on the troupe in ''Heroes Adrift'' forces them not to stay in place for more than three nights, or a troupe member dies.
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: "Hero" in each of the books' titles: ''Resenting the Hero'', ''The Hero Strikes Back'', ''Heroes Adrift'', ''Heroes at Risk'', ''Heroes Return'', ''Heroes at Odds'', ''Heroes' Reward''.
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The first six books were published by Ace before the series was canceled. The author wrote the last book on her own and put it online in full for fans in 2012.
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The first six books were published by Ace Books before the series was canceled. The author wrote the last book on her own and put it online in full for fans in 2012.
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* ''Resenting the Hero''
* ''The Hero Strikes Back''
* ''Heroes Adrift''
* ''Heroes at Risk''
* ''Heroes Return''
* ''Heroes at Odds''
* ''[[http://moiraj.livejournal.com/184589.html Heroes' Reward]]''
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* ''The Hero Strikes Back''
* ''Heroes Adrift''
* ''Heroes at Risk''
* ''Heroes Return''
* ''Heroes at Odds''
* ''[[http://moiraj.livejournal.com/184589.html Heroes' Reward]]''
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!!This series contains examples of:
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* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: Lee and Taro]], in the third book.
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* UnresolvedSexualTension and WillTheyOrWontThey, [[spoiler: RelationshipUpgrade in book 3]]
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* UnresolvedSexualTension UnresolvedSexualTension: Lee and WillTheyOrWontThey, [[spoiler: RelationshipUpgrade in book 3]]Taro.
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* ValuesDissonance: on the southern continent, Lee is considered attractive and Taro isn't. Lee is utterly weirded out by this.
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* ''[[http://moiraj.livejournal.com/184589.html Hereos' Reward]]''
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Note: Also known as the "Lee and Taro" series, to its author.
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Note: Also known as the "Lee and Taro" series, to its author.
author, Moira J. Moore.
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Note: Also known as the "Lee and Taro" series, to its author.
On a world where [[WeatherDissonance the weather can kill you]], certain folks have evolved with the [[WeatherControlMachine ability to take care of this.]] Sources can stop bad weather (at the cost of their own lives), Shields can stop the Source from dropping dead. At first sight, Sources and Shields will form a spontaneous and permanent PsychicLink (of sorts) and {{Synchronization}}, bonding them together for life on a professional level.
This series is notable for taking the romanticized idea of being bonded to another person for life (which the general population thinks is romantic) and pointing out every disadvantage that could happen. Especially if you are bound for life to a jerk, an abuser, a killer, etc. and your life and career are totally screwed because of what your partner did. The public tends to romanticize the idea, but in practice, most partners are friendly, neutral, or hate each other.
Our heroine, Shield Dunleavy "Lee" Mallorough, ends up being paired with [[BornWinner Source Lord]] [[TheCharmer Shintaro "Taro" Karish.]] Karish is the guy everyone but Lee wanted as their Source. He's handsome, [[PrinceCharming charming]], [[BlueBlood titled]], and EvenTheGuysWantHim. Lee, on the other hand, thinks of herself as a ShrinkingViolet (she's ''[[FieryRedhead not]]''), and is pretty horrified to find herself tied to the world's biggest [[TheHero hero.]] Being treated as the satellite to the world's biggest shining star isn't too fun, and there's the possibility that Karish might end up having to stop being a Source to tend to more noble duties.
During the course of the series, Lee realizes that Taro's [[HiddenDepths not a bad guy]], and unclenches some. Taro has to deal with his unwanted noble heritage. Both of them deal with tons of bad weather and what/who may be causing it. And then there's the time the Empress asks them to do a job for her...
The first six books were published by Ace before the series was canceled. The author wrote the last book on her own and put it online in full for fans in 2012.
Books in the series are:
* ''Resenting the Hero''
* ''The Hero Strikes Back''
* ''Heroes Adrift''
* ''Heroes At Risk''
* ''Heroes Return''
* ''Heroes At Odds''
* ''[[http://moiraj.livejournal.com/184589.html Hereos' Reward]]''
Examples of:
* AboveTheInfluence: Music makes Lee horny, and she ends up breaking off her own seduction until she's calmed down.
* AristocratsAreEvil
* [[spoiler: AwesomeMomentOfCrowning]]
* BackStory: Everyone thinks Taro must have had a great childhood, but it involved an EvilMatriarch, CainAndAbel, BigScrewedUpFamily, and being TheUnfavourite.
* BirthmarkOfDestiny: The royal family all have a royal birthmark indicating as such.
* BlackMagic [[spoiler: which worryingly seems to work to diminish the natural disasters. As long as you kill people and/or use their ashes for spell work.]]
* BoardingSchool
* BodyguardCrush: If you regard Lee as Taro's bodyguard, of sorts.
* BornLucky: this isn't so much a good thing to have going for you in this world...
* BroughtDownToNormal: kind of subverted in ''Heroes Adrift.'' Lee and Taro don't lose their powers, but the weather doesn't kill in the south, and their powers are utterly useless and unneeded there. This forces them to have to work for a living when they don't have any other job skills. Why, yes, that does make them FishOutOfWater.
* ChekhovsGun: Aryne may very well end up being this, since she's the only other person of RoyalBlood to rival the Emperor...
* ChekhovsSkill: Lee's bench dancing comes in handy in book 3.
* TheChessmaster: Creol
* CloudCuckooLander: Sources are generally regarded as this.
* {{Cult}} and HumanSacrifice, of course, combined with AFeteWorseThanDeath.
* {{Curse}}: the curse on the troupe in ''Heroes Adrift'' forces them not to stay in place for more than three nights, or a troupe member dies.
* DistinguishingMark: a royal tattoo.
* EmotionsVsStoicism: Sources are supposedly more emotional than the general population, and Shields are supposed to be less emotional, both by inclination and by training to balance out/manage the Sources.
* FantasyContraception: an actively working Source or Shield won't get pregnant due to channeling.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried and WeddingDay: Lee and Taro finally get married in book six.]]
* HeroesWantRedHeads
* InadequateInheritor: Aryne. For now, anyway... later she's more of a HiddenBackupPrince.
* KidSidekick: Aryne
* KryptoniteFactor: Shields have a tendency to go crazy/horny/berserk when music is played. WeaksauceWeakness might apply here as well with the Shields's other physical quirk, having less ability to feel physical things than regular people.
* LastNameBasis
* MagicallyBindingContract: signed when you join the troupe in ''Heroes Adrift''. Lee and Taro don't seem to "get" what that means. In ''Heroes At Odds,'' the marriage contract the Malloroughs signed with the Pride family appears to be this as well.
* MeaningfulName: A one-off joke in the second book has a Beatrice and Benedict Pair (opposite genders from what you expect), who hate each other. Also, the Pride family.
* TheMole
* OnlySaneMan: arguably Fiona and Dane in Flown Raven, where the populace insists on hating her no matter how much she protects them, and her relatives spend their time hanging around pouting.
* ParentalAbandonment: this is pretty much forced on any parent of a Source or Shield.
* PerpetualPoverty: Triple S members don't get paid for their work, but they get free housing and can get everything (mostly) they want for free by law. You want a dress, you want a drink, just walk in, ask, get it for free! This is a lot worse than it sounds, given that all shopkeepers resent the hell out of the Triple S every time someone walks into their establishment. And in the southern islands, it's disregarded entirely.
* ProdigalFamily: Lee, Taro, and Aryne all have them.
* PsychicLink: doesn't work in the usual way with mind reading, but Sources and Shields have a physical link to each other on some level.
* TheQuest: the plot of ''Heroes Adrift.''
* RagsToRoyalty: Totally subverted, as Taro goes the other direction.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Fiona, especially compared to the Karish family preceding her.
* RulingCouple: Emperor Gifford and Lady Green.
* SheCleansUpNicely: happens to Lee (who isn't terribly interested in fashion and maintenance) in every book whenever she's forced to dress up.
* TheStoic: Shields are generally regarded as this.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: ''Heroes Return'' if you're Taro, otherwise if you're Lee.
* SuccessionCrisis: after Taro's brother dies, he's the heir and doesn't want to be. His mother is quite insistent on him being the heir anyway. ''No matter what.'' Another one seems to be brewing between Emperor Gifford and Aryne.
* TalentShow: a mandatory one in High Scape.
* UnresolvedSexualTension and WillTheyOrWontThey, [[spoiler: RelationshipUpgrade in book 3]]
* UrbanLegendLoveLife: Lee believes every rumor she hears about Taro being "the Stallion of the Triple S", but we haven't actually seen him boinking anyone [[spoiler: other than Lee in book 3]]. Taro says about this, "I couldn't breathe with as many people as they claim I've slept with. And when would I get the chance? I was always supervised."
* TheUsurper: Lady Green attempts this.
* ValuesDissonance: on the southern continent, Lee is considered attractive and Taro isn't. Lee is utterly weirded out by this.
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On a world where [[WeatherDissonance the weather can kill you]], certain folks have evolved with the [[WeatherControlMachine ability to take care of this.]] Sources can stop bad weather (at the cost of their own lives), Shields can stop the Source from dropping dead. At first sight, Sources and Shields will form a spontaneous and permanent PsychicLink (of sorts) and {{Synchronization}}, bonding them together for life on a professional level.
This series is notable for taking the romanticized idea of being bonded to another person for life (which the general population thinks is romantic) and pointing out every disadvantage that could happen. Especially if you are bound for life to a jerk, an abuser, a killer, etc. and your life and career are totally screwed because of what your partner did. The public tends to romanticize the idea, but in practice, most partners are friendly, neutral, or hate each other.
Our heroine, Shield Dunleavy "Lee" Mallorough, ends up being paired with [[BornWinner Source Lord]] [[TheCharmer Shintaro "Taro" Karish.]] Karish is the guy everyone but Lee wanted as their Source. He's handsome, [[PrinceCharming charming]], [[BlueBlood titled]], and EvenTheGuysWantHim. Lee, on the other hand, thinks of herself as a ShrinkingViolet (she's ''[[FieryRedhead not]]''), and is pretty horrified to find herself tied to the world's biggest [[TheHero hero.]] Being treated as the satellite to the world's biggest shining star isn't too fun, and there's the possibility that Karish might end up having to stop being a Source to tend to more noble duties.
During the course of the series, Lee realizes that Taro's [[HiddenDepths not a bad guy]], and unclenches some. Taro has to deal with his unwanted noble heritage. Both of them deal with tons of bad weather and what/who may be causing it. And then there's the time the Empress asks them to do a job for her...
The first six books were published by Ace before the series was canceled. The author wrote the last book on her own and put it online in full for fans in 2012.
Books in the series are:
* ''Resenting the Hero''
* ''The Hero Strikes Back''
* ''Heroes Adrift''
* ''Heroes At Risk''
* ''Heroes Return''
* ''Heroes At Odds''
* ''[[http://moiraj.livejournal.com/184589.html Hereos' Reward]]''
Examples of:
* AboveTheInfluence: Music makes Lee horny, and she ends up breaking off her own seduction until she's calmed down.
* AristocratsAreEvil
* [[spoiler: AwesomeMomentOfCrowning]]
* BackStory: Everyone thinks Taro must have had a great childhood, but it involved an EvilMatriarch, CainAndAbel, BigScrewedUpFamily, and being TheUnfavourite.
* BirthmarkOfDestiny: The royal family all have a royal birthmark indicating as such.
* BlackMagic [[spoiler: which worryingly seems to work to diminish the natural disasters. As long as you kill people and/or use their ashes for spell work.]]
* BoardingSchool
* BodyguardCrush: If you regard Lee as Taro's bodyguard, of sorts.
* BornLucky: this isn't so much a good thing to have going for you in this world...
* BroughtDownToNormal: kind of subverted in ''Heroes Adrift.'' Lee and Taro don't lose their powers, but the weather doesn't kill in the south, and their powers are utterly useless and unneeded there. This forces them to have to work for a living when they don't have any other job skills. Why, yes, that does make them FishOutOfWater.
* ChekhovsGun: Aryne may very well end up being this, since she's the only other person of RoyalBlood to rival the Emperor...
* ChekhovsSkill: Lee's bench dancing comes in handy in book 3.
* TheChessmaster: Creol
* CloudCuckooLander: Sources are generally regarded as this.
* {{Cult}} and HumanSacrifice, of course, combined with AFeteWorseThanDeath.
* {{Curse}}: the curse on the troupe in ''Heroes Adrift'' forces them not to stay in place for more than three nights, or a troupe member dies.
* DistinguishingMark: a royal tattoo.
* EmotionsVsStoicism: Sources are supposedly more emotional than the general population, and Shields are supposed to be less emotional, both by inclination and by training to balance out/manage the Sources.
* FantasyContraception: an actively working Source or Shield won't get pregnant due to channeling.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried and WeddingDay: Lee and Taro finally get married in book six.]]
* HeroesWantRedHeads
* InadequateInheritor: Aryne. For now, anyway... later she's more of a HiddenBackupPrince.
* KidSidekick: Aryne
* KryptoniteFactor: Shields have a tendency to go crazy/horny/berserk when music is played. WeaksauceWeakness might apply here as well with the Shields's other physical quirk, having less ability to feel physical things than regular people.
* LastNameBasis
* MagicallyBindingContract: signed when you join the troupe in ''Heroes Adrift''. Lee and Taro don't seem to "get" what that means. In ''Heroes At Odds,'' the marriage contract the Malloroughs signed with the Pride family appears to be this as well.
* MeaningfulName: A one-off joke in the second book has a Beatrice and Benedict Pair (opposite genders from what you expect), who hate each other. Also, the Pride family.
* TheMole
* OnlySaneMan: arguably Fiona and Dane in Flown Raven, where the populace insists on hating her no matter how much she protects them, and her relatives spend their time hanging around pouting.
* ParentalAbandonment: this is pretty much forced on any parent of a Source or Shield.
* PerpetualPoverty: Triple S members don't get paid for their work, but they get free housing and can get everything (mostly) they want for free by law. You want a dress, you want a drink, just walk in, ask, get it for free! This is a lot worse than it sounds, given that all shopkeepers resent the hell out of the Triple S every time someone walks into their establishment. And in the southern islands, it's disregarded entirely.
* ProdigalFamily: Lee, Taro, and Aryne all have them.
* PsychicLink: doesn't work in the usual way with mind reading, but Sources and Shields have a physical link to each other on some level.
* TheQuest: the plot of ''Heroes Adrift.''
* RagsToRoyalty: Totally subverted, as Taro goes the other direction.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Fiona, especially compared to the Karish family preceding her.
* RulingCouple: Emperor Gifford and Lady Green.
* SheCleansUpNicely: happens to Lee (who isn't terribly interested in fashion and maintenance) in every book whenever she's forced to dress up.
* TheStoic: Shields are generally regarded as this.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: ''Heroes Return'' if you're Taro, otherwise if you're Lee.
* SuccessionCrisis: after Taro's brother dies, he's the heir and doesn't want to be. His mother is quite insistent on him being the heir anyway. ''No matter what.'' Another one seems to be brewing between Emperor Gifford and Aryne.
* TalentShow: a mandatory one in High Scape.
* UnresolvedSexualTension and WillTheyOrWontThey, [[spoiler: RelationshipUpgrade in book 3]]
* UrbanLegendLoveLife: Lee believes every rumor she hears about Taro being "the Stallion of the Triple S", but we haven't actually seen him boinking anyone [[spoiler: other than Lee in book 3]]. Taro says about this, "I couldn't breathe with as many people as they claim I've slept with. And when would I get the chance? I was always supervised."
* TheUsurper: Lady Green attempts this.
* ValuesDissonance: on the southern continent, Lee is considered attractive and Taro isn't. Lee is utterly weirded out by this.
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